1998 HOF Platinum Signature # 95 Jackie Smith AUTOGRAPHED 4x6 Art Card
| Grade | NM/MINT |
|---|---|
| Book Value | n/a |
| Our Price |
$ 17.50
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Autographed Gateway Cachets
Gateway Stamp Company has provided collectors over 1 MILLION
authenticated certified autographs over the last 30+ years.
Though a "stamp company", Gateway rarely dealt in stamps, going down
a new creative road becoming one of the world's unique secrets in
autograph collecting. They combined the best in art, color photographs,
historical events and autographs with their full-color silk cachet envelopes.
Gateway's first client was Cardinals Hall of Famer Lou Brock and hundreds followed.
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Grade/Condition Centering, corner wear, photo clarity, edges, creases, print flaws ... all combine to determine a card's condition or grade. Along with rarity/scarcity it is the major factor in a card's value.
Graded Card As values increased the condition of cards and the determination of fakes and alterations became increasingly more important. Various companies became "graders" of your cards. For a fee they would grade your card (usually on a 1 to 10 scale) and then placed in a sealed plastic holder with labelling of the vital information.
From past experiences, most people are NOT HAPPY with the grades they receive. To keep values up, graders can be extremely picky. Things you don't see, they do so don't be surprized when the NEAR MINT card you send in ends up with an EX or EX/MINT grade.
There are TOO many grading companies - if you do, do choose carefully. PSA / SGC / GAI / BGS are some of the many companies. It is good to know that getting a card graded by a company that people do not recognize or respect will usually just cost you time and money and not help you in any way.
